APD detectives charged Abie Chavez, identified as the “Wobbly Tire Bandit,” with 122 felonies and cleared 23 cases after an investigation revealed he was linked to approximately 34 burglary cases. […]
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‘There’s no reason ever why you should have a gun’
Two and a half years after a 13-year-old student was shot and killed at Washington Middle School, the Second Judicial District Attorney visited campus to speak with students about the […]
Posted inAlbuquerque, Education
APS narrows superintendent search to three
After about three hours of second-round virtual interviews, in an executive session that began shortly after 10 a.m. Tuesday and ended at about 1:45 p.m., the APS Board of Education […]
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Watch: Video follows ABQ firefighters inside raging house fire
Albuquerque’s Fire and Rescue department is one of the busiest municipal fire agencies in the country. While many of the more than 108,000 calls for assistance the department handled in […]
Posted inAlbuquerque, Education, Westside
Former parent donates $1 million to Bosque School
Parents and students beware: local schools may soon be scheduling more parent-teacher conferences. That’s because at least one of those meetings turned into a lifelong love of the school and […]
Posted inAlbuquerque, Courts, Justice & Safety
APD arrests two in bizarre restaurant shooting
Albuquerque Police arrested Jonathan Olivas, 28, and Amanda Sheppard, 39, for the accidental shooting that injured a man at Duran’s Pharmacy. On Jan. 7, APD Valley Officers were dispatched to […]
Posted inAlbuquerque, Education
Spurred by school shooting fears, APS rolls out new crisis alert system
After an eight-month long wait, Albuquerque Public Schools says it’s ready to roll out a new crisis alert system. Centegix CrisisAlert system is a safety alert system that would give […]
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City, county ask for millions for law enforcement technology, upgrades
With more money than ever swirling around the state’s budget—$10.5 billion total—everyone wants a piece of the action. For local law enforcement agencies, that means asking for millions of dollars […]
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Advocates say housing, not harsher criminal penalties, will reduce crime
Albuquerque’s crime problems improve when affordable housing is addressed, not by instituting more severe penalties and longer jail sentences for offenders. That was the message a coalition of community advocates […]
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Man convicted in road rage death of two 14-year old girls
A jury convicted Roger Wilson of two counts of second-degree murder, two counts of great bodily injury by vehicle (DWI), Unlawful taking of a Motor Vehicle and leaving the scene […]